MORE than just a two-door Commodore with faster windscreen, lower roof, chopped bootlid and seating for just four, Holden's born-again Monaro has a unique character worthy of its highly vaunted title. A vastly tauter bodyshell, different steering rack and carefully chosen suspension set-up combine to give Monaro a tighter, almost European feel - along with the best ride/handling compromise ever offered by a Holden. Much has been done to ensure the interior is just as exclusive. Sporting V8 coupes rarely come as quick or as attractive as this, and if they do they are priced well above the Monaro's sub-$60,000 sticker. So successful is the now commonplace Monaro's combination of style, substance and value that even the land that invented the large V8 coupe wants it.